intolerable
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See also: intolérable
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle French intolerable, from Latin intolerābilis. By surface analysis, in- + tolerable.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ɪnˈtɑləɹəbl̩/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪnˈtɒləɹəbl̩/
Audio (US): (file) - Hyphenation: in‧tol‧er‧able
Adjective
[edit]intolerable (comparative more intolerable, superlative most intolerable)
- Not tolerable; not capable of being borne or endured.
- Synonyms: insufferable, insupportable, unbearable, unsittable
- Extremely offensive or insulting.
- 1971, William S. Burroughs, The Wild Boys: A Book of the Dead, page 4:
- It is an intolerable sound that sets spoons tinkling in saucers and windowpanes vibrating.
- (nuclear power) Extremely worn and degraded, to the point of being unsafe.
- December 15 2022, Samanth Subramanian, “Dismantling Sellafield: the epic task of shutting down a nuclear site”, in The Guardian[1]:
- o take apart an ageing nuclear facility, you have to put a lot of other things together first. New technologies, for instance, and new buildings to replace the intolerable ones, and new reserves of money.
Derived terms
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[edit]with nouns
- intolerable cruelty
- intolerable burden
- intolerable situation
- intolerable condition
- intolerable pain
- intolerable heat
- intolerable position
- intolerable life
- intolerable state
- intolerable suffering
- intolerable evil
- intolerable risk
- intolerable insult
- intolerable hardship
- intolerable agony
- intolerable behavior
- intolerable affront
- intolerable insolence
- intolerable stress
- intolerable consequence
- intolerable people
- intolerable
- intolerable
- intolerable
- intolerable
- intolerable
- intolerable
- intolerable
- intolerable
- intolerable
Translations
[edit]not tolerable
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extremely offensive
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References
[edit]- “intolerable”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “intolerable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Catalan
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin intolerābilis. By surface analysis, in- + tolerable.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): (Central) [in.tu.ləˈɾab.blə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [in.to.ləˈɾab.blə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [in.to.leˈɾa.ble]
Adjective
[edit]intolerable m or f (masculine and feminine plural intolerables)
- intolerable
- Synonym: insuportable
- Antonym: tolerable
Derived terms
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “intolerable” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “intolerable”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “intolerable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “intolerable” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin intolerābilis. By surface analysis, in- + tolerable.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]intolerable m or f (masculine and feminine plural intolerables)
- intolerable
- Synonym: insoportable
- Antonym: tolerable
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “intolerable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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